Mounting for trophies, ornaments, and the like



April 14, 1953 w. F. MARTIN 4r-:T AL 2,634,934 l MOUNTING FoR TROPHIES, ORNAMENTSAND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 29, 1948 F 1E D ROLLAND G. HA

Patented Apr. 1,4, 195.3

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Theprimery object-of vthe present.: inyenten. thepxovieion of;ineens..l ionfasteninea.trophy-ver )thfl` Ornament 13.0. a base .o1-,pedestal therefor 1- n suer; manner. thatthe ornamentmax becerreetly positioned on the, base, `.venne'seen-tiem. fastene: theneto.,

Another obieetzof. the nventionjs temine/ide a, connection between; the. ornamentfaniflease which possesses@ degree o i resiliency.- wherebytodef cseasethe possibilityof fracture ofthezernament.- onsome.. peet. thereof the eventthat the o rriaffA mentsmounted. 0.1.1. the. base-is dropped. orstruck.; insomeetheiway.

. The. :above -olejeets of the-.invention endfethen ebeets., featuresalle advantages thereof will. be.. f .ulmunderstood f eom/ the. followingdeserptionconsoeeed 1i/.ith ref eienee te. theaccompanying llustrateediawinee,

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I other form of` theinvention;

Vbe understood .that the` ornament which. is

mountedonsad basemaybeof any athen.form.V The base l2 maylikewisezbe ofv'ranyother suitable.. coneuration. Said baseman be made .Ofz Wood.

f plastic, metal, or of. any-otheie.suitablematerial;l

A smhereL-shown a protective. plate WhGh.-=m2y. besmade; of Wood; plastic,l metal; qnfofany; Qtlien` sutablematerial, snterposeifbetweeri thedwerf par-1x16, ofA theorgaatmeni',v and the..11.1111912111surface:fli8i2 of.- the base. to. prevent scratching..orumarkngfof;

said. surface. of. the'. base.. which mighte'othenwises ocuniff thepart IB offtheornament:dneotlynmfY f Pursuant Vto' the 'presently` preferred; .embodizxxeriixofy the.. invention,` .the base |-2 iszhprovidedf x,lollfrouler..l .preferahlmre etangulanin cysosseesi tipe.. 1A. rmt-.01.- ietemallyeeeewethseaded ben -22 is, positioned.. in slaqvrgiece/ss ffv-o'r .sorew-7 three.ded;V engagement with. la. screwethreeded memberqnpin 2 li -w11;ich.'is.ifxed1ysecuredlto depengs roxntl'gelower part lof ornament-lip as. indieetedfat. 2e infFie. `'lnus member. 2.2 is mee/.able leneitudinally ef recess 2.1L betes-nene retetabletheeeie. It. will. be uedeesteem'hewa ever, thee; een. other 'Suitable provision man-be,- made for accomplishing thivsjljesult. ,'Ilxxrzealded, meinleee. eis-frein 23e/.mee be` :Seemed-:tenerte utieb'le wayf,f.e1;le; m

helfeel-,sprfng Y fnontinesuefaeesfof, mem-bers. 21.21 .ands-2 veilLheImtechthat:` ZZfissQmeWha-t.smelierrthanfreeeee .ip aspaeeebetweenthez'well.eileagi eeeeseasnsi the periphemaflisunface-ofznfiel In .providing the..A Lbese.; lwithA the. means: attaching; the. Ornament thereto, tllezor ternally threaded membenA i1 rstspleeedvin. recess 29, then thespring.. y3 A1s'; 1g1se11ied:.andi thereafter fthe abutment.member-feeds.plaeedgmf position; in, said recess; Ehe.. besehaving, :thesepartsposi-toned inrecess.- 2.iis.-,theznf1teady vfon-'the attachment; thereto. offtheffornament.; m, sensei; any; other ornamentprovided: Withea denending screw-.threadedmemberffhereinbeforedesignated; aememberf 2.4; When .itq-issdesredf tofettachthe; ornementftosthebesessail omamenteispositionedf overssadvreeess-anda/the; screwg-.thneadedafmernben 2li,` thereoiis, proj .eetedz-tnrougheithe opening-ezsin: pleite.- igwhen suehfplateds,provided, and-:sama sc rewrthreadegl: member 2&5; wengaged withfnutf; 22;A and fturned-.f-afhoutits Ilexis;thusfdrewwinfnsaida nut.. upwardly towards inutilmentey :member-...1&1 -afgonstgfthe-freelientgpressuretsofffspningsalfiuntil' the desired tightness between the ornamentsands access@ pressure between the ornament and its base.

Thus it will be readily understood that the ornament can be properly positioned on base I2 without detracting from the proper degree of tightness between the ornament and its base. Also it will be noted that the clearance provided between members 24 and 28 and between member 22 andr the wall of recess 20, together with the spring 34 furnishes a shock absorber between the ornament and its base to minimize the `possibility of fracture of the ornament in the event that the mounted ornament is dropped or struck. ther in this connection, it will be observed that pin 24 may be tilted with respect to the axis of recess 20, in opposition to `spring 34, when a force is applied to the ornament. The small movement thus permitted if the ornament is dropped or struck may Ibe sufiicient Yin certain cases to pre- =i vent fracture of the ornament. it is to be noted however that it is within the scope of this invention to omit this clearance feature, if desired, while retaining the same general construction without such clearance.

Referring now to the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. and 6, the internally screwthreaded member 52 which corresponds to member 22 is held against rotation in a manner which differs, spccically, from that described above with reference to Figs. 1 to 3, and it will be noted that member 52 and the recess 20A in the base l2 need not be non-circular in cross-section but may be Vcircular as illustrated. More particularly, as here shown, a tubular metal part or frame member 54 is positioned in recess 20A and isA provided with diametrically opposite longitudinal slots 56 which are engaged by earsor projections 58 formed integrally with member 52. Said slots "and ears provide interengaging means to prevent relative rotation of members 52 and 54.- The upper end of tubular part 54 constitutes an abutment for the spring 34, said abutment being provided by the internally peripherally extending shoulderv 60. The outer peripheral edge of the upper'portion of tubular part 54 is provided with circumferentially. extending teeth 62 which are embedded in the wall of recess A when said frame member 54 is forced into said recess. After spring 34 and member 52 are inserted in the tubular part 54 through the lower end thereof. said lower end is peened or bent inwardly as indicated at 64 so as to prevent movement of member 52 out of part 54. Thus it will be understood that the attachment including tubular part 54, and the spring 34 and member 52 maybe assembled as a unit and inserted as a unit into the recess 20A in the base. Such unitsmay be manufactured for sale by themselves for subsequent application to ornamental bases. In this connection it will be understood that if ornament bases are not provided initially with recesses adapted to receive these units, such recesses may be readily provided in the bases as required. It will be understood that the parts shown by Figs. 5 .and 6 but not specifically described are substantially the same as the corresponding parts shown by Figs. 1 to 4 and are therefore` designated by .the same reference zuuzxtxerals.A Y

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While we have shown and described the presently preferred embodiment of our invention, it will be understood that various changes in the form and arrangement of parts and in the details of `construction maybe made without departing from the underlying idea or principles of this invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A mounting for an ornament'which is provided with a screw-threaded pin depending from Vthe lower face thereof, comprising a base having its upper face formed complementary to said lower face and a vertically extending recess open at the top and closed at the bottom, said recess extending to said upper face, an internally screwthreaded member positioned in said recess for screw-threaded engagement with said screwthreaded pin Aof the ornament when said pin is inserted into said recess through said open-top thereof, means providing forY said internally screw-threaded memberr being movable in said recess longitudinally thereof Ywhile held against rotation whereby turning of the ornament above the axis of the pin `results in movement of said member longitudinally of said recess, an abutment membersecured in said recess between said screw-threaded member and spaced from the latter toward the top of said recess, said abutment member having an opening therethrough for the insertion of the pin of the ornament, and a spring bearing on said abutment member and onA said screw-threaded member for resiliently urging the latter toward the bottom of said recess and thereby holding the ornament in position on said base, the opening in said abutment member being larger than the diameter of said pin and the peripheral wall of said recess being spaced from the Outer peripheral surface of said screw-threaded member whereby the pin of the ornament may be tilted in relation to the axis of said recess against the force of said spring `by a force applied to said ornament, with said lower face confronting said upper face.

2. A mounting for an ornament which-is provided with a screw-threaded pin depending therefrom, comprising a base having a vertically extending recess open at the top and closed at the bottom, an internally screw-threaded member positioned in said recess for screw-threaded engagement with said screw-threaded pin of the ornament when said pin is inserted into said recess through said open-top thereof, said internally screw-threaded member being movable in said recess longitudinally thereof whilev held against rotation whereby turning of the ornament about the axis of its pin results in movement of said member longitudinally of said recess, and spring means anchored in said recessl and acting on said member for normally urging the latter toward the bottom of said recess and thereby holding the ornament in position on said base, said recess having a tubular part inserted said tubular part in said slot for holding said internally screw-threaded member against said rotation thereof.

3. A mounting for an ornament which is provided with a screw-threaded pin depending A therefrom, comprising a base having a vertically extending recess open at ythe top and closed at? the bottom, an internally screw-threaded member positioned in said recess for screw-threaded engagement with said screw-threaded pin of the ornament when said pin is inserted into said recess through said open-top thereof, said internally screw-threaded member being movable in said recess longitudinally thereof while held against rotation whereby turning of the ornament about the axis of its pin results in movement of said member longitudinally of said recess, means in said recess providing an abutment, and a helical spring having its opposite ends bearing on said abutment and on said member, respectively, acting on said member for normally urging it toward the bottom of said recess and thereby holding the ornament in position on said base, said abutment means having a tubular part integral therewith, said tubular part having a longitudinal slot and said internally screwthreaded member being movable in said part longitudinally thereof and having a lateral projection which engages said tubular part in said slot for holding said internally screw-threaded member against said rotation thereof.

4. A mounting for an ornament which is provided with a screw-threaded pin depending from the lower face thereof, comprising a base having its upper face formed complementary to said lower face and a vertically extending recess open at the top and closed at the bottom, said recess extending to said upper face, an internally screwthreaded member positioned in said recess for screw-threaded engagement with said screwthreaded pin of the ornament when said pin is inserted into said recess through said open-top thereof, means providing for said internally screw-threaded member being movable in said recess longitudinally thereof while held against rotation whereby tuning of the ornament above the axis of the pin results in movement of said member longitudinally of said recess, an abutment member secured in said recess between said screw-threaded member and spaced from the latter toward the top of said recess, said abutment member having an opening therethrough for the insertion of the pin of the ornament, and a spring bearing on said abutment member and on said screw-threaded member for resiliently urging the latter toward the bottom of said recess and thereby holding the ornament in position on said base, with said lower face confronting said upper face, the opening in said abutment member being larger than the diameter of said pin and the peripheral wall of said recess being spaced from the outer peripheral surface of said screw-threaded member whereby the pin of the ornament may be tilted in relation to the axis of said recess against the force of said spring by a force applied to said ornament, said means providing for said internally screw-threaded member being movable in said recess longitudinally thereof while held against rotation being constituted by said recess and said internally screw-threaded member being structurally complementary and non-circular.

WALTER F. MARTIN. ROLLAND G. HALL.

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